Lee stated that the Hulk's creation was inspired by a combination of Frankenstein and Dr. Despite this, he tries his best to do what's right while battling villains such as the Leader, the Abomination, the Absorbing Man, and more. However, his uncontrollable power has brought him into conflict with his fellow heroes and others. In addition, the Hulk alter ego has many key supporting characters, like his co-founders of the superhero team the Avengers, his queen Caiera, fellow warriors Korg and Miek, and sons Skaar and Hiro-Kala. This includes Banner's love interest Betty Ross, his best friend Rick Jones, his cousin She-Hulk, and therapist and ally Doc Samson. Commonly portrayed as a raging savage, the Hulk has been represented with other alter egos, from a mindless, destructive force ( War), to a brilliant warrior ( World-Breaker), a self-hating protector (the Devil/Immortal), a genius scientist in his own right ( Doc Green), and a gangster ( Joe Fixit).ĭespite both Hulk and Banner's desire for solitude, the character has a large supporting cast. The Hulk's level of strength is normally conveyed as proportionate to his level of anger.

This transformation often leads to destructive rampages and to conflicts that complicate Banner's civilian life. Robert Bruce Banner, a physically weak, socially withdrawn, and emotionally reserved physicist, both of whom typically resent each other.įollowing his accidental exposure to gamma rays while saving the life of Rick Jones during the detonation of an experimental bomb, Banner is physically transformed into the Hulk when subjected to emotional stress, at or against his will.

In his comic book appearances, the character, who has dissociative identity disorder (DID), is primarily represented by the alter ego Hulk, a green-skinned, hulking and muscular humanoid possessing a limitless degree of physical strength, and the alter ego Dr. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of The Incredible Hulk (May 1962). The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and durability.

Joe Fixit, World-Breaker, Immortal Hulk/Devil Hulk, Jade Giant, Jade Jaws, Doc Green, Guilt Hulk/Guilt, War

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